here's the latest:
i met with my plastic surgeon yesterday for about 2 hours. i don't really have much "new" information from that, except that i was given a lesson on how to care for and empty my drains, which i will have 4 of. gross. but necessary, and hopefully they will be there for less than 2 weeks. and i got not 1 but *2* fancy tank top thingys w/ special pockets made just for holding the drains. and they have a velcro front since i won't be able to pull anything over my head for a while. fancy. and stylish.
they were *very* nice at the office and answered all of my questions and didn't make fun of my fears, so i feel pretty good about the whole thing. though i'm terrified of having surgery, at least i'm pretty confident that i'm in good hands :) and the nurse was soooo sweet to me- she gave me her pager, her desk, and her cell numbers in case i have fears between now and then or after the surgery. and she gave me lots of hugs, which you all know is what i survive on, so that was good.
from there i went to get the mri on my shoulder. still don't have the results on that, but i should get them on monday.
then i went to have some blood work done. those results came back really good- apparently my cbc is higher now then when i started treatment, so, yay!
i've talked at length with a lot of different nurses and doctors involved in my surgery and they are all aware of my low blood pressure. they're not as concerned about it as i am. turns out it may be more of an issue of the size of the cuff they use to take my bp. when they take it with a smaller cuff, i have more normal readings. plus they're all pretty sure that my blood was diluted from all the fluids, so my bp probably wasn't as scary as it first seemed.
last night i went to my support group again. they are really a great group of women, and i'm really thankful that i was introduced to them. it's really helpful to talk to people that have been there. and being the most recent diagnosis in the group allows me to use all of their experiences to make my own decisions. very helpful.
as for today, i had a fabulous time at a playdate with friends this morning. only to bring izzy home and have her puke in her crib and wake up with a temp of 101.5. ugh. the pediatrician says it's too early to tell anything so we should keep an eye on her over the weekend and proceed from there. so, hopefully i won't catch anything that will push my surgery off.
tonight i'm going to dinner with a bunch of my friends from work. we typically have playdates each week in the summer, but we're going out without the kiddos tonight. should be fun :) i'm looking forward to an evening with grownups. though i did get one last night. and i had grown ups to talk to at my playdate today... i'm trying to squeeze it all in before surgery, though!
poor kj- he needs a night out in the worst way. he's also got a major cold going on that he's been fighting for over a week. poor guy.
onto the thank you's for the week :)
kate- thanks so much for dinner on tuesday! i could eat my weight in the bread you brought us, and the pasta was fabulous, too :) izzy loved it!
heidi- 2 meals! thanks so much :) we haven't eaten them yet, but i think the enchiladas are on the menu for tomorrow. and thanks so much for freezing the stuffed shells- then we can use them when we need them :)
lou- without you i wouldn't have been able to close my room. you are a machine. and i'm sad because i'm pretty sure you don't read this- but i'll be sending a note!
peggy and laurie- thanks so much for the cards. they were so nice to read :)
daddy- thanks for leaving work to watch symma yesterday for me. she had a blast!
we gave julie the week off again, because so many other meals came in- but she really wanted to cook for us, so thank you for that!
i hope you all have a wonderful weekend and father's day :) i'm going to try and be a normal person and give kj a break from his kids at some point. on sunday we're going to my dad's so he won't have to entertain them all by himself that afternoon, at least!
i promise, that at some point before surgery i will download new photos and put some on here for you. i have some great ones of symma encouraging izzy to discover wearing her black olives as rings instead of eating them :)
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